MONSON – He may only be 19, but Peter E. Sauriol has set his sights on a run for School Committee.

Sauriol, of 50 Bunyan Road, is waging a write-in campaign for the three-year position being vacated by Edward A. Maia.

Sauriol, who will turn 20 on March 27, said he thinks he brings a unique perspective to the table, having graduated from Monson High School two years ago.

A product of Monson schools, Sauriol still has friends in the schools, as well as four younger sisters.

He said he has an interest in both politics and education, and has attended School Committee meetings over the years. He was at the Feb. 23 budget meeting, and said next year’s budget is the most critical issue facing the committee.

“We’ve got to keep the budget to a minimum deficit,” Sauriol said. “There will be tough decisions.”

A student at Holyoke Community College studying business administration, he plans to transfer to Westfield State College next spring.

He is interning at Six Flags New England in Agawam in its human resources department, handling staffing and recruiting, and is eyeing a future career in human resources.

While he said “it’s a little intimidating just being young,” he said he does have experience with meetings, and was a senior patrol leader of his Boy Scout troop in Monson.

Sauriol said he hasn’t made up his mind about running until Maia voiced his frustration at the meeting about the lack of interest in his seat.

Maia is running for selectman, and no one took out nomination papers in time to be on the April 4 annual election ballot for School Committee.

Town Clerk Nancy C. Morrell said she heard there will be one other write-in candidate for School Committee – Christopher Carlin.

Carlin, a former Finance Committee member, could not be reached for comment about his intentions regarding a write-in campaign. If he does run, there will be one race this election; all other candidates are running unopposed.

Sauriol, who has set up a Facebook page about his campaign, said he is excited about being on the School Committee.

Sauriol recently wrote this on the page: “I understand tough and unpopular decisions have to be made. I think the ultimate priority is the education of the children in the school system and that’s what I will strive to do. I have no preset agenda, I’m not on a save the pool mission or a save the music program mission or any mission except to contribute to the School Committee in a helpful, constructive, and positive way.”

Morrell said there still is a three-year vacancy on the Cemetery Commission, as Albert Wilcox is not running for reelection, and that she has not heard of any write-in campaigns yet for that seat.